Coronavirus - Overall
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@tewaio said in Coronavirus - Overall:
It is astonishing to me that the countries of Europe can unnecessarily cast doubt on the AZ vaccine for political purposes, then U turn, and simultaneously keep criticising AZ for not supplying them with the vaccine first
Covering their arses, but can't make up their mind which cheek to use.
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@snowy said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@victor-meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
But as she was under 30, she'd be quite safe from Covid....
Yes, and being an actuary I'm guessing that she wasn't obese. I never even saw a fat one - they knew the odds (yes) even before covid.
I wonder what the average life expectancy of an actuary is...
Well, if it's not 110 it probably just seems that long.
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@booboo said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Meanwhile, it would seem Pfizer roll out also very slow. Whilst there will have been production vicissitudes, that can only be down to an inadequately managed programme.
I had to look that up
Not a word I use but came to mind for some reason?!
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Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing in U.S. Races Ahead
Vaccine makers are expected to produce 132 million doses this month, nearly tripling last month’s figure, boosting vaccination drive
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@tim said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing in U.S. Races Ahead
Vaccine makers are expected to produce 132 million doses this month, nearly tripling last month’s figure, boosting vaccination drive
the vaccination numbers over there are astounding. Did i read 1-in-6 adults are already fully vaccinated?
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This will upset the religious government worshippers but it's a year on and time to look at and examine data collected by credible scientists not connected to the religion.
A mature discussion, not carried out in a tv studio with no banners or headlines flashing across the screen. No mood music or dramatic narratives.
But, doubtless it will be debunked, pooh poohed, and derided as the wishes of nut cases and nutters. It will be scoffed, any mention of hearing it out will be met by censorship and the data labelled as insufficient, out of context or just plain fake.
Of course there will be no contradictory evidence or steadfast data that lockdowns are essential and in fact the only counter arguments will be "what ifs" and wrath of God projection models of mass deaths in the millions because of a disease that everyone knows has an age cap on it, and was never as much of an existential threat than prescription medicine, war in Syria or fast food.
Oh for the days when science triumphs over hyperbole ( you killed my grandmother!), sound bites and censorship. 🙂
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@tim said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing in U.S. Races Ahead
Vaccine makers are expected to produce 132 million doses this month, nearly tripling last month’s figure, boosting vaccination drive
the vaccination numbers over there are astounding. Did i read 1-in-6 adults are already fully vaccinated?
Yeah, the UK and the US are streets ahead of other major countries. 50% of UK adults have has their first jab and 10% their second.
Say what you like about the current state of the US and its politics, but once their industry starts cranking up production of stuff, it's seriously impressive
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Covid vaccine: US trial of AstraZeneca jab confirms safety
Results from the long-awaited US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are out and confirm that the shot is both safe and highly effective.
More than 32,000 volunteers took part, mostly in America, but also in Chile and Peru.
The vaccine was 79% effective at stopping symptomatic Covid disease and 100% effective at preventing people from falling seriously ill.
And there were no safety issues regarding blood clots.
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Europe is giving me a massive headfuck on this virus. Germany have been looked at in awe with their controlling of it initially, arguably up there with the best (taking into account other factors). But they seem to have just fallen off a reality cliff, into putting politics above everything. Check out excerpts from the latest statement from Merkel as they lockdown again.
Announcing the new restrictions after marathon crisis talks with the leaders of Germany's 16 states, Mrs Merkel said the highly contagious UK (Kent) variant of coronavirus had become dominant in Germany, plunging the country into what she called "a new pandemic". "Essentially, we have a new virus," the German chancellor said. "It is much deadlier, much more infectious and infectious for much longer.
No it's not. It's the same virus, it's just more infections. Vaccines work the same against it. Above is a clear statement designed to create panic in the country, and not necessarily on purpose, anti-British sentiment.
" Germany was in a race against time to roll out vaccinations against the coronavirus, she added
Well stop flip flopping your political bullshit with AZ then eh!!
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@majorrage said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Well stop flip flopping your political bullshit with AZ then eh!!
The EU have made a right pig's ear out of their vaccination program. Reading the European papers a week or so ago and It's starting to rebound on leaders like Macron & Merkel who seem to have put the EU above their citizens health. They need a scapegoat and are thrashing around wildly at the UK and AZ. The downright lies and attempted bullying from them must be doing huge damage to the EU's reputation worldwide.
If (heaven forbid) the 3rd wave in the EU takes off and their death rates overtakes the UK, they'll not only have failed their people, they will have archived the near-impossible task of making Boris look like the only adult in the room.
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@tewaio said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Funny how calling it the China virus makes you a Trumpian bigot, yet referring to the Kent (or British or Brazilian or South African) variant is completely fine. As is the Spanish flu.
To be fair I thing he pretty much made it a Trumpian thing as he was the one constantly referring to it as the Chinese flu. In a similar vein, albeit a little more subtly some of the more prominent EU leaders are using the same jingoistic (TBH not sure of that is the word I'm looking for but it will do) slant on the "British variant". All for political mileage of course.
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On PNG.
All across Papua New Guinea, people have been gathering by their thousands at haus krai events (wakes, in the local pidgin) for Sir Michael Somare, their first prime minister. In a country divided by rugged topography, around 800 distinct languages and a weak state, he was a unifying figure. But even as grief has swept the nation in the three weeks since his death, so has covid-19. In fact, the commemorations may be contributing to the outbreak.
Official statistics suggest that the pandemic has inflicted no more harm on the 9m people of Papua New Guinea than it has on the 5m people of New Zealand, with barely 2,000 recorded cases and a few dozen deaths. But more than half of those cases have come in the past month. Moreover, png, as the country is known, has one of the lowest testing rates in the world. Health authorities in the Australian state of Queensland, who recently processed 500 swabs from png, found that half were positive—an alarmingly high proportion. The prime minister, James Marape, says the surge in cases is “staggering” and that a quarter of the population may be infected.
Also, from The Economist, but not free, can only see the first 2 paragraphs.
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@rapido said in Coronavirus - Overall:
An interesting graphic showing the seasonality and waves by hemisphere:
Both these graphs are from The Economist. Their covid section is free.
Great graph, but remember 90% of humans live in the NH. SH not doing so well after that (except at Rugby)